Caring for Our Common Home

God calls us to be good stewards of all of creation.

Encyclical Letter
LAUDATO SI’
OF THE HOLY FATHER
FRANCIS
ON CARE FOR OUR COMMON HOME

The Encyclical begins with this paragraph:

 “LAUDATO SI’, mi’ Signore” – “Praise be to you, my Lord”. In the words of this beautiful canticle, Saint Francis of Assisi reminds us that our common home is like a sister with whom we share our life and a beautiful mother who opens her arms to embrace us. “Praise be to you, my Lord, through our Sister, Mother Earth, who sustains and governs us, and who produces various fruit with coloured flowers and herbs”.
-- Canticle of the Creatures, in Francis of Assisi: Early Documents, vol. 1, New York-London-Manila, 1999, 113-114.

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http://www.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/encyclicals/documents/papa-francesco_20150524_enciclica-laudato-si.html

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Caring for God's Creation: Resources for liturgy, preaching, and taking action
    Caring-for-Creation-USCCB.pdf
 

More material will be added to this page regarding Earth Concerns as time permits or new teaching sources are available.